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Jasmine Elrod, left, Tareana McNeal and Andreanna Brown, all 13, console each other before going to an awards ceremony day before the final day of school at West Pullman Elementary.

Jasmine Elrod, left, Tareana McNeal and Andreanna Brown, all 13, console each other before going to an awards ceremony day before the final day of school at West Pullman Elementary. (Zbigniew Bzdak, Chicago Tribune)

Jasmine Elrod, left, Tareana McNeal and Andreanna Brown, all 13, console each other before going to an awards ceremony day before the final day of school at West Pullman Elementary.